WHO Global Network of Collaborating
Centers in Occupational Health
Working Group
GPA Objective 2.1
Chemical and Physical Toolkits
2012 Outcomes anticipated from
current work
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Training and technical assistance through workshops.
Web-based toolkits developed in multiple countries.
COSHH Essentials translated into Chinese.
Web available instructor-based training courses, and materials
with culturally appropriate chemical control banding
approaches.
• Inclusion of control banding principles and approaches in
standards and legislation of range of countries.
• Networks of stakeholders in who interact via International
Control Banding Workshops via International Occupational
Hygiene Association meeting.
• Update ICCT to include all of the current toolkits.
2012 Outcomes anticipated from
current work
• Common educated approach and (IOHA) draft a
document to manage the tools and determine which
is the best one to use. Suggestions of which to use.
• IOHA to draft a document on managing the toolkits
available to suggest how to select appropriate toolkit
and how to manage its use.
• Develop and submit SAICM applications
• Work with the local colleagues and adapt the
materials to the local situations so that they are
more readily accepted. (Denmark-Bolivia).
• ILO/WHO influence ministries to pass safety and
health laws.
Critical Gaps to be filled by 2012
• Electronic resource library for control banding to share tools, training,
legislation, etc. (www.geolibrary.org)
• Engage in communication with regulators because without legal mandates
control banding is difficult to sustain.
• Implementation, evaluation, translation, and modification of toolkits for
use in local situations and SMEs.
• Provide a general framework on of toolkits, including the purpose, and
application/applicability; this should be available on the internet for
proper networking, dissemination and flexibility.
• Form active network of toolkit experts to enhance communication and
collaboration.
• Collaborate with GPA 3.2 and IOHA to increase training of occupational
hygienists and to include Control Banding approaches in their training.
• Train BOHS personnel are trained on the use of toolkits to reduce
exposures in workplaces.
• Collaborate with the various sectors (eg. Construction, health care etc) to
encourage inclusion of simple guidance approaches.
Deliverables for 2016
• Evaluate cost-effectiveness of practical tools.
• Promote the toolkit approach using work-related disease indicators do
examine the reduction of disease. (Improve the indicators or find where
the indicators have been measured already.)
• Provide for governments assessments of the economic benefit of using
practical toolkits.
• Integrate toolkits addressed at physical, chemical, ergonomic, and
psychosocial hazards to be able to address multiple hazards at workplaces
holistically.
• In the development of web-based tools, develop them at different levels
starting from the beginning (introduction/simple toolkit) and have a more
advanced level.
• Conduct workshop for inspectors (international association of labor
inspectors) to show to them that Toolkits work.